Notice2022-02161
Request for Information to the Update of the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan
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February 2, 2022
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The Office of Science and Technology Policy, on behalf of the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (Select Committee), the NSTC Machine Learning and AI Subcommittee (MLAI-SC), the National AI Initiative Office (NAIIO), and the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO), requests input from all interested parties on updating the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. Through this Request for Information (RFI), OSTP, the Select Committee, NAIIO, and NITRD NCO seek input from the public, including academic, State, and industry groups; those directly performing Artificial Intelligence (AI) research and development (R&D); and those directly affected by such R&D, on the ways in which the strategic plan should be revised and improved. The public input provided in response to this RFI will assist OSTP, the Select Committee, MLAI-SC, NAIIO, and NITRD NCO in updating the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5876-5878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02161]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Request for Information to the Update of the National Artificial
Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan
AGENCY: Office of Science and Technology Policy.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Science and Technology Policy, on behalf of the
National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Select Committee on
Artificial Intelligence (Select Committee), the NSTC Machine Learning
and AI Subcommittee (MLAI-SC), the National AI Initiative Office
(NAIIO), and the Networking and Information Technology Research and
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Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO), requests input
from all interested parties on updating the National Artificial
Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan. Through this
Request for Information (RFI), OSTP, the Select Committee, NAIIO, and
NITRD NCO seek input from the public, including academic, State, and
industry groups; those directly performing Artificial Intelligence (AI)
research and development (R&D); and those directly affected by such
R&D, on the ways in which the strategic plan should be revised and
improved. The public input provided in response to this RFI will assist
OSTP, the Select Committee, MLAI-SC, NAIIO, and NITRD NCO in updating
the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic
Plan.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
11:59 p.m. (ET) on March 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice may be sent by
any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b4a4226594d424b65627f796f256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="56171f7b04101f16383f22243278313920">[email protected]</span></a>. Email submissions should be
machine-readable and not be copy-protected. Submissions should include
``RFI Response: National Artificial Intelligence Research and
Development Strategic Plan'' in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> Mail: AI R&D RFI Response Team, Attn: Faisal D'Souza, NCO,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Each individual or
institution is requested to submit only one response. Submissions must
not exceed 10 pages (exclusive of a cover page) in 12 point or larger
font, with a page number provided on each page. Responses should
include the name of the person(s) or organization(s) filing the
comment.
Responses to this RFI may be posted online at <a href="https://www.ai.gov">https://www.ai.gov</a>.
Therefore, we request that no business proprietary information,
copyrighted information, or personally identifiable information be
submitted in response to this RFI.
In accordance with FAR 15.202(3), responses to this notice are not
offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding
contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated
with responding to this RFI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Faisal D'Souza at 202-459-9681 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bffef692edf9f6ffd1d6cbcddb91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3071791d627679705e594442541e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>, or by post mailing to 2415 Eisenhower Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314, USA. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (ET) Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: In 2019, the National Artificial
Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update was
released by NSTC's Select Committee on AI to guide government efforts
in AI R&D. The plan set out eight strategic aims:
Strategy 1: Make long-term investments in AI research.
Strategy 2: Develop effective methods for human-AI collaboration.
Strategy 3: Understand and address the ethical, legal, and societal
implications of AI.
Strategy 4: Ensure the safety and security of AI systems.
Strategy 5: Develop shared public datasets and environments for AI
training and testing.
Strategy 6: Measure and evaluate AI technologies through standards
and benchmarks.
Strategy 7: Better understand the national AI R&D workforce needs.
Strategy 8: Expand Public-Private Partnerships to accelerate
advances in AI.
On January 01, 2021, the National AI Initiative Act of 2020, as
part of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2021 5103(d)(2)
became law. The National AI Initiative Act calls for regular updates to
the National AI R&D Strategic Plan to include ``goals, priorities, and
metrics for guiding and evaluating how the agencies carrying out the
National AI Initiative will:
(A) Determine and prioritize areas of artificial intelligence
research, development, and demonstration requiring Federal Government
leadership and investment;
(B) support long-term funding for interdisciplinary artificial
intelligence research, development, demonstration, and education;
(C) support research and other activities on ethical, legal,
environmental, safety, security, bias, and other appropriate societal
issues related to artificial intelligence;
(D) provide or facilitate the availability of curated,
standardized, secure, representative, aggregate, and privacy-protected
data sets for artificial intelligence research and development;
(E) provide or facilitate the necessary computing, networking, and
data facilities for artificial intelligence research and development;
(F) support and coordinate Federal education and workforce training
activities related to artificial intelligence; and
(G) support and coordinate the network of artificial intelligence
research institutes.''
The OSTP, the Select Committee, MLAI-SC, NAIIO, and NITRD NCO seek
input on potential revisions to the strategic plan to reflect updated
priorities related to AI R&D. Responses could include suggestions as to
the addition, removal, or modification of strategic aims, including
suggestions to address OSTP's priorities of ensuring the United States
leads the world in technologies that are critical to our economic
prosperity and national security, and to maintaining the core values
behind America's scientific leadership, including openness,
transparency, honesty, equity, fair competition, objectivity, and
democratic values. Responses could include suggestions of AI R&D focus
areas that could create solutions to address societal issues such as
equity, climate change, healthcare, and job opportunities, especially
in communities that have been traditionally underserved. Comments for
the strategic plan are welcomed regarding how AI R&D can help address
harms due to disparate treatment of different demographic groups;
research that informs the intersection of AI R&D and application with
privacy and civil liberties; AI R&D to help address the
underrepresentation of certain demographic groups in the AI workforce;
and AI R&D to evaluate and address bias, equity, or other concerns
related to the development, use, and impact of AI. Responses could also
include comments on strategic directions related to international
cooperation on AI R&D and on providing inclusive pathways for more
Americans to participate in AI R&D. Additionally, comments are invited
as to existing strategic aims, along with their past or future
implementation by the Federal government. Following the receipt of
comments, OSTP, the Select Committee, and NAIIO, in consultation with
the NSTC Subcommittee on Machine Learning and AI and the NITRD AI R&D
Interagency Working Group, will consider the input provided in updating
the strategic plan.
Reference: National Artificial Intelligence Research and
Development Strategic Plan: 2019 Update: <a href="https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/National-AI-RD-Strategy-2019.pdf">https://www.nitrd.gov/pubs/National-AI-RD-Strategy-2019.pdf</a>.
National Defense Authorization Act for FY2021 5103(d)(2): <a href="https://www.congress.gov/116/crpt/hrpt617/CRPT-116hrpt617.pdf#page=1214">https://www.congress.gov/116/crpt/hrpt617/CRPT-116hrpt617.pdf#page=1214</a>.
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Submitted by the Office of Science and Technology Policy on January
28, 2022.
Stacy Murphy,
Operations Manager, White House Office of Science and Technology
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2022-02161 Filed 2-1-22; 8:45 am]
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